Before his filmwork, he was an illustrator for a dental business, drawing teeth and dentists' tools.
He said about 'Star Wars,' 'I didn't think the film would ever get made. My impression was it was too expensive. There wouldn't be enough of an audience.'
When he had a cameo in 'The Empire Strikes Back' as a rebel general, the character was given the first name 'Pharl' (an anagram of 'Ralph').

Why he might not be annoying

He survived a bullet to the head during the Korean War.
He provided animated sequences for CBS's coverage of the Apollo missions.
His paintings helped convince 20th Century Fox to fund 'Star Wars' after two other studios had rejected it based on the script.George Lucas said, 'When words could not convey my ideas, I could always point to one of Ralph's fabulous illustrations and say, 'do it like this.' '

For 2019, as of last week, Out of 137 Votes: 56.93% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 132 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 495 Votes: 54.34% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 313 Votes: 58.79% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 104 Votes: 50.96% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 157 Votes: 49.04% Annoying